Robert T. Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American
professional golfer
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who played on the
PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Byman was born in
Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended
Wake Forest University in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the
golf team. He played with
Jay Haas
Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career
Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. ...
and
Curtis Strange on the 1974 and 1975 teams, which won the
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. ''
Golf World'' has called the 1974–75 teams "the greatest college team of all time". At the end of 1976 ''
Golf Digest
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'' ranked Byman the No. 2 amateur in the country behind only
Scott Simpson.
Professional career
Byman turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his professional career playing on the
European Tour, where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. Tiger Woods is the only American golfer with more regular European Tour wins. He played full-time on the
PGA Tour from 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the
Bay Hill Citrus Classic
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in a playoff against John Schroeder (golfer), John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts.
His best finish in a Men's major golf championships, major championship was T-7 in the 1979 Open Championship, 1979 British Open.
Byman also won the New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australian Tour. Almost uniquely for an American golfer he won more events internationally than domestically.
Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005.
Amateur wins (6)
''this list may be incomplete''
*1971 Colorado Amateur
*1972 U.S. Junior Amateur, Colorado Amateur
*1973 Colorado Amateur
*1976 Northeast Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
European Tour wins (4)
''*Note: The 1978 Dutch Open was shortened to 54 holes due to a player controversy.''
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
* Spring 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
*
*
The Byman Institute of Advanced Golf Studies
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American male golfers
Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
European Tour golfers
European Senior Tour golfers
Golfers from New York (state)
Sportspeople from Poughkeepsie, New York
1955 births
Living people